Quotes About Empathy

Nash, I've cued up the Taylor Swift for you.

It's okay Heiress' Jameson murmured. 'I've got you

The sales attendant's tone was so carefully nonjudgmental that I was almost certain she was judging me.

And if my sister needs a break, you and that billion-dollar law firm can damn well find a way to give her one.

I wanted Eve to be different," Grayson told me. "I wanted her to be you." "Don't say that," I whispered... "There are so many things that I will never say.

I guess you never know what other people are thinking, do you?

Reggie had always been a quiet kid, even with her own family, and part of the reason for this was that she never knew the right thing to say. Words didn't come easily to her, they were stumbling blocks rather than lines of connection. And only later, after the fact, when she was replaying conversations in her head late at night, did the right words come—a cruel joke, too little, too late.

Sometimes you listen with your ears; sometimes it's like your whole body becomes this antenna and you pick up on everything.

Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.

When we feel safe, when we feel we are with someone who basically agrees with us about the symbolic universe, we let down our defenses, confident that our companion understands the symbols that are usually wall up, and will act appropriately.

It must be recognized that staying alive though suicidal is an act of radiant generosity, a way in which we can save each other.

One thing I've learned, my friend, is every person you meet has different needs, and when we wish to be a valuable part of the person's life, we must learn them." His mouth quirked in a wry grin. "I suppose that's the trick, isn't it? Caring for a person in the way they require, even when it's not how we'd wish to. from Miss Whitaker Opens Her Heart

I'd like to live in a world designed by Theodore Finch.

We're all weird and damaged in our own way. You're not the only one.

We can't fight another person's battle, no matter how much we want to.

I want you to know I'm rooting for you.' Sometimes we need to hear that, even from a stranger.

It's my experience that the people who are most afraid are the ones who hide behind mean and threatening words.

Everyone around you is going to give you a gentle push now and then, but never hard enough because they don't want to upset Poor Violet. You need shoving, not pushing. You need to jump back on that camel. Otherwise you're going to stay up on the ledge you've made for yourself.

You are not alone." Before I can tell him, Actually I am, which is part of the problem; we are all alone, trapped in these bodies and our own minds, and whatever company we have in this life is only fleeting and superficial, he tightens his grip until I worry my arm will snap off. "And we are not done discussing this.

In case you haven't noticed, we're already involved, Finch. And in case you haven't noticed, I'm broken too.

She puts one leg in the car and says, "I guess now you know you're not the only freak." It's the nicest thing she's ever said to me.

I want to say It's okay to be a person. We're all afraid. We all get hurt. It's okay to hurt. You'd be so much more likable if you just acted human.

It's okay to laugh, you know. The earth's not going to split open. You're not going to hell. Believe me. If there's a hell, I'll be there ahead of you, and they'll be too busy with me to even check you in.

What a terrible feeling to love someone and not be able to help them. Actually, I know exactly how that feels.